Berkley Center

Matthew Anderson discusses the qualities of humility, generosity, patience, and benevolence of the Prophet Muhammad in alternative Islamic literatures, specifically in Shafi‘i jurist Taqi al-Din al-Subki's work as he applies these ethical characteristics to the legal question of blasphemy.

Andrew Bennett argues that the frequent and mistaken post-modern assumption that freedom of religion can be relegated in favor of upholding a broader freedom of expression or association risks divorcing thought from action and ignores the interior life of human beings, the bearers of human rights.

Andrew Bennet argues that many diplomats are hampered in their ability to advance international religious freedom by insufficient training, and that a greater fluency in religious thought, history, doctrine, and practice will enable a much deeper engagement with religious leaders and local actors.